NHL Rumors: Penguins, Canucks, Kings, Flames, Jets, and Coyotes
On the Pittsburgh Penguins, Vancouver Canucks, LA Kings and the Calgary Flames ... Mike Harrington of the Buffalo News: The Pittsburgh Penguins and Tampa Bay Lightning are in a similar situation. They have an established goalie (Marc-Andre Fleury and Ben Bishop)…
NHL Rumors: UFAs That Could Be Moved, Canadiens, Blackhawks and Oilers
On Free Agents that could be traded this season ... Lyle Richardson on Bleacher Report: Richardson looks at some notable 2017 unrestricted free agents that could be traded this season: Brooks Laich (Maple Leafs - $4.5 million cap hit), Bryan Bickell…
NHL Rumors: Jets, Hawks, Leafs, Lightning and Bold Predictions
On the Winnipeg Jets ... Bob McKenzie: There are no contract talks between the Jets and Jacob Trouba because of his trade request. On the Chicago Blackhawks ... Mark Lazerus: Think that Artemi Panarin would be looking for $7 to…
Rumors and Notes: Goalies, Senators, Gryba and Gudas
On goaltenders ... Kevin Allen of USA Today: Looking at the goaltending situations of several teams. Penguins Matt Murray is out for a bit with a broken hand. Marc-Andre Fleury will be the No. 1 goalie to start the season,…
NHL Rumors: Jets, Lightning and Blues
On the Winnipeg Jets ... Ted Wyman of the Winnipeg Jets: Wyman doesn't think the Jets should trade Jacob Trouba just because he's unhappy and wants out. They'll have other homegrown talent looking for new contract in the next couple…
NHL Rumors: The Tampa Bay Lightning and Nikita Kucherov
On Nikita Kucherov and the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Bob McKenzie: The Lightning and RFA Nikita Kucherov's situation is complex because of their salary cap situation. Bob McKenzie: Most high-end offensive forwards that are looking at their second contracts get close to…
NHL Rumors: Jacob Trouba and Ben Bishop
On the Winnipeg Jets and Jacob Trouba ... Ken Wiebe of the Winnipeg Sun: The Winnipeg Jets and Jacob Trouba's camp have kept things quiet. It's looking like each side is waiting for the other side to blink first. The Jets…
NHL Rumors: Washington Capitals and Tampa Bay Lightning
On the Washington Capitals and Dmitry Orlov ... Tarik El-Bashir of CSN Mid Atlantic: Dmitry Orlov and the Washington Capitals still haven't come to terms on a contract for this season. The RFA defenseman seems unsure of where he stands with…
NHL Rumors: Ristolainen, Bishop, Vasilevskiy and Bryzgalov
On the Buffalo Sabres ... John Vogl of the Buffalo News: There is nothing new to report on the contract stalemate between the Buffalo Sabres and RFA defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen. Ristolainen is playing for Team Finland at the World Cup…
NHL Rumors: Flames, Russell, Versteeg, Lightning and Stars
On the Calgary Flames ... Michael Traikos: Flames RFA Johnny Gaudreau on his contract status: "I don’t think I’m speaking to my agent for the next 15 to 20 days…end of tournament see where it goes" Rob Vollman of ESPN: When looking…
NHL Rumors: Vegas, Lightning, Canucks and Oilers
On Las Vegas ... Nicholas Cotsonika of NHL.com: Vegas owner Bill Foley has trademarked the names Desert Hawks, Red Hawks, Nighthawks, Desert Knights, Silver Knights and Golden Knights. He has a "preferred name" that has been cleared by the league, and…
NHL Rumors: Lightning – Ben Bishop and Nikita Kucherov
On the Tampa Bay Lightning, Ben Bishop and Nikita Kucherov ... Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Times: Lightning goaltender Ben Bishop thought he was going to be traded to the Calgary Flames. Back at the draft in June, the…